How to Decod Decimal Numbers: Dive into Place Values

Place Values within Decimal Numbers

Example 1:

Decimal Number: (2.345)

To understand the place values:

, The digit (2) is in the ones place.

, The digit (3) is in the tenths place, representing (3/10) or (0.3).

, The digit (4) is in the hundredths place, representing (4/100) or (0.04).

, The digit (5) is in the thousandths place, representing (5/1000) or (0.005).

Detailed Answer:

Starting from the left of the decimal point, the place values are ones, tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and so on. So, (2.345) can be read as “two and three hundred forty-five thousandths.”

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Example 2:

Decimal Number: (7.89)

To understand the place values:

, The digit (7) is in the ones place.

, The digit (8) is in the tenths place, representing (8/10) or (0.8).

, The digit (9) is in the hundredths place, representing (9/100) or (0.09).

Detailed Answer:

The number (7.89) can be read as “seven and eighty-nine hundredths.”

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Practice Questions:

1. Identify the digit in the tenths place: (4.56)

2. What is the value of the digit in the hundredths place in (3.72)?

3. Which digit is in the thousandths place in (0.913)?

4. What is the value of the digit in the tenths place in (5.48)?

5. Identify the digit in the hundredths place: (6.034)

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Answers:

1. (5)

2. (0.02)

3. (3)

4. (0.4)

5. (3)

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